| Marine Aircraft Training Support Group 42 | |
|---|---|
 MAG-42 Insignia | |
| Active | 1 Jan 1943 – 21 Jun 2008 2011 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Type | Reserve aviation training support group |
| Role | Naval Aviation training |
| Part of | 4th Marine Aircraft Wing Marine Forces Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station Pensacola |
| Motto(s) | "On time, on target" |
| Engagements | World War II Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Marine Aviation Training Support Group 42 (MATSG-42) is a United States Marine Corps Reserve aviation unit based at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. The mission of MATSG-42 is to provide Marine Corps reserve component augmentation in direct support of active component Navy and Marine Corps aviation activities in order to sustain required levels of qualified Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers, Naval Aircrewmen, and enlisted Marine Aviation aircraft maintenance personnel.[1]
As Marine Aircraft Group 42 (MAG-42), it was previously based at the since BRAC'd Naval Air Station Atlanta, Georgia. Due to a re-organization within Marine aviation, MAG-42 was deactivated on 21 June 2008.[2] It was redesignated and reactivated as MATSG-42 on or about 2011 aboard NAS Pensacola.[3]
- ^ "Matsg-42".
- ^ Zimmerman Still, Beth (10 July 2008). "MAG-41 gains aircraft, squadron colors following MAG-42 decommissioning". www.marines.mil. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Matsg-42".